thieve
pronunciation
How to pronounce thieve in British English:
UK [θi:v]
How to pronounce thieve in American English:
US [θiv]
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- Verb:
- take by theft
Word Origin
- thieve (v.)
- Old English þeofian "to thieve, steal," from þeof (see thief). Rare in Old English, rarer in Middle English, not common until 17c.; perhaps the modern word is a late 16c. re-formation. Thieving (adj.) first attested 1520s.
Example
- 1. He was shot dead by a thieve .
- 2. And now I 'm gonna thieve with my son ?
- 3. One old man comes home see beautiful female thief is in thieve , be about to call the police .
- 4. Aladdin and the king of thieve .
- 5. Friend are thieve of time .